CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Sept. 18 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), joined by 25 other agriculture groups, sent a letter this week to the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways & Means Committee encouraging them to reauthorize a lapsed trade program, called the Generalized System of Preference. Reauthorizing GSP will help cultivate new foreign markets for growers while providing a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act will support the purchase of more nutrient-rich dairy products, help Pennsylvania dairy farmers by supporting healthy dairy production DAIRY PRIDE Act will provide consumers clarity when choosing dairy products at the grocery store Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to support Pennsylvania dairy farmers and help low-incom more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 18 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Awarded at Global Sustainability & ESG Awards, Hosted by Sustainability LIVE * * * DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced that FilmTec(TM) Nanofiltration (NF) membrane portfolio has been named the 2024 Sustainable Technology of the Year at the Global Sustainability & ESG Awards. Hosted by Sustainability LIVE, the award celebrates technologies that enable more sustainable commerce and the development more PR

COCONUT CREEK, Florida, Sept. 17 -- Food for the Poor issued the following news release: As Food For The Poor (FFTP) celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, it is proud to spotlight the story of Astre, a woman whose life has been profoundly shaped by the charity's child sponsorship program, known as Angels Of Hope. Astre's journey is one of resilience and triumph. Scarred by hot milk at the age of 2 and orphaned at 4, she grew up in a home supported by FFTP in Honduras. There, her God-gi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release: Following closing arguments in the Federal Trade Commission's court challenge to the $24 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger--the largest supermarket merger in history--the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement summarizing the hearing's key points. "On the stand, Kroger's CEO admitted that his promises about the merger's supposed benefits are n more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 17 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Catering to an aging population in the U.S., Cornell food scientists have devised a nutritious snack made from milk proteins envisioned for people who have trouble swallowing and lactose intolerance. These protein puffs dissolve in your mouth nearly instantly. "It's a snack, it's a supplemental food, it's a protein-rich source and it can be a great source of fiber," said Jessica Uhrin, a doctoral student in food scien more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Langmuir, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it focuses on the science and application of systems and materials, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 17, 2024, edition (Vol. 40, Issue 37): Reviews * Research Progress on Modification of Aerogels by Chemical Vapor Deposition Articles * Microfluidic Device with an Oxygen Gradient Generator for Investigating Effects of Specific Hypoxia Conditions on Responses o more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today expressed their strong disappointment with a preliminary ruling by Colombia's government that unfairly targets U.S. dairy exporters by advancing baseless claims that U.S. milk powder was unduly subsidized. The groups called on U.S. trade officials to take immediate action to challeng more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today expressed their strong disappointment with a preliminary ruling by Colombia's government that unfairly targets U.S. dairy exporters by advancing baseless claims that U.S. milk powder was unduly subsidized. The groups called on U.S. trade officials to take immediate action to challenge Colombi more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: People who eat more ultra-processed foods (UPF) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but this risk can be lowered by consuming less processed foods instead, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe in collaboration with experts at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, investigated the relationship betwe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 647): Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: This month's supply and demand outlook for 2023/24 U.S. wheat is for lower supplies, reduced domestic use, unchanged exports, and higher ending stocks. Supplies are tightened with a reduction in projected imports by 5 million bushels to 140 million on a slower-than-expected import pace, primarily for Hard Red  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 651) on August 12, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat is for lower supplies, slightly higher domestic use, unchanged exports, and smaller ending stocks. Supplies are reduced on lower production, down 26 million bushels to 1,982 million, as reduced harvested area was only partly offset by a higher average yield more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 645): Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2023/24 U.S. wheat is for stable supplies, lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and higher ending stocks. Food use is reduced 10 million bushels to 960 million, on lower wheat flour grind as indicated in the NASS Flour Milling Products report released on February 1. The reduction is the result  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 650) on July 12, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for larger supplies, domestic use, exports, and ending stocks. Supplies are raised on increased wheat production and beginning stocks. All wheat production is raised 134 million bushels to 2,008 million, on an increase in harvested area and high more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 649): Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for larger supplies, unchanged domestic use, increased exports, and lower stocks. Supplies are raised as all wheat production is forecast at 1,875 million bushels, up 17 million from last month on higher Hard Red Winter production more than offsetting reductions  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 646): Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2023/24 U.S. wheat this month is for unchanged supplies and domestic use, lower exports, and higher ending stocks. Exports are reduced 15 million bushels to 710 million with reductions for Soft Red Winter and Hard Red Winter. Ending stocks are raised by an equivalent amount to 673 million bushel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 648): Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat is for larger supplies, modestly higher domestic use, increased exports, and higher stocks. Supplies are projected up 6 percent from 2023/24 on larger carry-in stocks and production. All wheat production is projected at 1,858 million bushels, up 3 percent from last year on high more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 652) on September 12, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The 2024/25 U.S. wheat outlook is unchanged relative to last month. The projected season-average farm price remains at $5.70 per bushel. The global wheat outlook for 2024/25 is for larger supplies, consumption, trade, and ending stocks. Supplies are projected to increase 1.5 million tons more PR